Among the startups recruited were Snapcart, Qlue, iGrow, Jurnal, Mapan (Ruma) and PicMix. Participated by developers from Brazil, India, the Philippines and eight more countries, the program will offer startups with support in public relations, free credit for Google products and a working opportunity with the tech company for six months within their respective countries. “The program includes guidance from Google engineers, product managers and mentors in other fields of expertise from various technology companies and venture capitals in Silicon Valley,” said Google on its official blog on Tuesday. As reported by tempo.co, Google has so far sent 14 Indonesian startups to its headquarters in Mountain View, California. The company is said to commit to support the growth of talented Indonesian developers and help the government establish Indonesia as Southeast Asia's largest digital economy.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 26, 2016 04:13 UTC